I just got some new gear for my music. It's not exactly brand new but it's new to me.

So this is what I just got:
A DBX Compressor
A BBE Sonic Maximizer
A Mackie 16 Channel Mixer
and A 32 Band Equalizer

This is what I had:
Presonus Tube Pre-amp
AKG Perceptions 100


For some reason, I personally like the idea of using as much hardware rather than software. So my question is how should I plug everything in? Should I go into my pre-amp, then compressor,......? Any help at all?